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Kumar Sangakkara did something on Wednesday that no other batsman had ever done against Bangladesh, striking a triple century to guide Sri Lanka to a mammoth 587 runs in the second Test in Chittagong. The Tigers nearly made a mess of replying to the total before surviving the day on 86-1, still trailing Sri Lanka by ... Read more

Skipper Mushfiqur Rahim has been ruled out of the Twenty20 matches against Sri Lanka as Bangladesh named their 15-member squad for the two-match series in Chittagong next week. Mushfiq injured the little finger on his left hand during the first day of the second Test match and was diagnosed with a fracture, prompting team

Kumar Sangakkara became the first batsman to score a triple century against Bangladesh when he hammered 319 on the second day of the second Test in Chittagong on Wednesday. A few more milestones came along the way, as he also became the fastest to reach 11,000 runs in Tests. The innings, his ninth 200-plus score, ... Read more

Sakib al Hasan claimed two late wickets to restore some parity in the second Test against Sri Lanka, restricting the visitors to 314-5 at close on the first day in Chittagong on Tuesday. Kumar Sangakkara returned to his supreme best and pounded the Tigers with his sixth Test century against them as Sri Lanka threatened ... Read more

Kumar Sangakkara scored his fourth Test century in his last six innings against Bangladesh to put Sri Lanka in a comfortable position at the end of the opening day‘s play in the second Test in Chittagong on Tuesday. Sangakkara, who ended the day on 160 not out and is the leading scorer against the Tigers in ... Read more

Going into a Test match with just one specialist pace bowler would surprise any opposition, and Sri Lanka were no exception. The Islanders shook their heads when they saw that Bangladesh had picked just one pacer for the second Test in Chittagong on Tuesday. That was, however, perhaps the only surprise

Pakistan Cricket Board chairman Zaka Ashraf on Monday said that they were satisfied with the security arrangements in Bangladesh ahead of the Asia Cup and ICC World Twenty20 2014. After a PCB governing board meeting in Lahore, Ashraf expressed his contentment with the security measures taken by Bangladesh ahead

Bangladesh skipper Mushfiqur Rahim put emphasis on an improved batting show from the Tigers as they look to bounce back from a humiliating first Test innings defeat in the second Test, beginning today in Chittagong. Bangladesh’s batting in both innings of the first Test was an embarrassment on a pitch that gave no real assistance to ... Read more

Bangladesh will take inspiration from the past as they seek a turnaround in fortune in the second Test against Sri Lanka, which begins today at the Zahur Ahmed Chowdhury Stadium in Chittagong. The Tigers have a proud record at this venue and some of their recent successes have come here, including a highly respectable draw against ... Read more

Sri Lanka suffered twin injury blows before taking on Bangladesh in the second Test in Chittagong as left-arm spinner Rangana Herath and seamer Shaminda Eranga were both ruled out of the match on Monday. Herath had been suffering from a recurring knee injury, while Eranga picked up a thigh injury during the first Test in Dhaka. The ... Read more

Bangladesh are focusing on their fielding and preparing for the short ball ahead of the second Test match against Sri Lanka after their shortcomings were exposed in the series opener, all-rounder Sakib al Hasan said on Sunday. Sakib’s comments came as the Tigers had their first practice session at the Zahur Ahmed Chowdhury Stadium in Chittagong, ... Read more

Kumar Sangakkara expects things to be different this time around when his side takes on Bangladesh in the second Test in Chittagong on Tuesday after a surprisingly easy win in Dhaka, the veteran Sri Lankan batsman said on Sunday. ‘So the earlier game was easier than we thought it would be, but we expect it to ... Read more

Uncertainty over the Pakistan cricket team’s participation in the upcoming Asia Cup and ICC World Twenty20 still looms as the Pakistan Cricket Board has yet to convey its decision, Bangladesh Cricket Board president Nazmul Hasan said on Sunday. ‘They are yet to confirn us about their particpation in Asia Cup and World Twenty20,’ the BCB president ... Read more

ICC proposes play-off match for IC Cup champions against 10th-ranked Test team Bangladesh may have been able to prevent their Test status in the recent International Cricket Council meeting in Dubai, but it do not go the way they wanted, according to officials privy to the meeting. During the meeting, the ICC gave a clear guideline ... Read more

One of the country’s largest mobile operators, Banglalink Limited, introduced national cricketer Sakib al Hasan as their new brand ambassador at a city hotel on Saturday. Sakib was chosen to represent Banglalink for the next two years. The 26-year old all-rounder will take part in a various number of promotional activities

The Bangladesh Cricket Board is facing an acute shortage of fund to run its day-to-day activities which required them to seek a loan of Tk nine crore from a private bank against its fixed deposit, according to a document obtained by New Age on Saturday. The BCB, in its most talked-about board

The Bangladesh Cricket Board ensured extra security measures for the Sri Lankan side as they arrived at Hazrat Shah Amanat International Airport, Chittagong on Saturday for the second and final Test. The BCB appeared cautious due to the recent experience during the home series against West Indies Under-19 when the tourists scrapped the series at the ... Read more

The Bangladesh cricket team harkened back on Friday to the days when they would participate in a practice session on the scheduled last day of a Test match, having already lost the match within four days. Captain Mushfiqur Rahim, Nasir Hossain, Tamim Iqbal, Mominul Haque, Mahmudullah, Imrul Kayes, Abdur Razzak and Shamsur Rahman took part in

Bangladesh’s fragile batsmen caved in for the second time in the game to hand Sri Lanka a massive innings and 248-run victory inside four days in the first Test in Dhaka on Thursday. Tired after spending nearly two days in the field, the Tigers appeared numb in their thinking, evident in their mindless batting performance ... Read more

For Bangladesh captain Mushfiqur Rahim it was a Test match to forget. Not only did Bangladesh go down in defeat by a whopping innings and 248-run margin against Sri Lanka in the first Test in Dhaka, the Tigers also suffered the ignominy of conceding their highest-ever opposition score when the visitors racked up 730-6 declared in ... Read more